In cases of closure due to weather-related emergencies such as snow, a decision and announcement regarding closure
will be made by the individual campus, and relayed to the chancellor or the chancellor's designee.

Individual campus decisions and announcements on closures will also be made and announced by campuses in situations
that affect one campus specifically (such as power outages, fire or restricted access due to police activity).

Combined Closures

In event of widespread or catastrophic emergency, a decision and announcement will be the same for all campuses
and offices of the district, following discussion by the college presidents and chancellor (or their designees),
or by the Emergency Communications Committee, as called for in the district-wide crisis communications plan.

Communicating Closures

Closure messages will be sent to students and employees who have signed up for the
SeattleCollegesAlerts system.
Messages are sent to college-issued email addresses, and can also be sent to additional personal email addresses
and texted to mobile phones.